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Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, Main Street, Marysville. V.3, 1923-1963

  • Shows the Main Street in Marysville in Victoria. In the background can be seen the Australia Hotel which became The Cumberland Hotel. Also in the background can be seen a sign with an arrow pointing to the Mary-Lyn Guest House. The title of the photograph is handwritten in black ink on the lower edge. On the reverse of the postcard is a space to write a message and an address and to place a postage stamp. The postcard is unused.

    Main Street, Marysville. V.3.

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  • Shows the Main Street in Marysville in Victoria. In the background can be seen the Australia Hotel which became The Cumberland Hotel. Also in the background can be seen a sign with an arrow pointing to the Mary-Lyn Guest House. The title of the photograph is handwritten in black ink on the lower edge. On the reverse of the postcard is a space to write a message and an address and to place a postage stamp. The postcard is unused.

Historical information

An early black and white photograph of the Main Street in Marysville, Victoria.

Significance

An early black and white photograph of the Main Street in Marysville, Victoria. This street is now known as Murchison Street. In the background can be seen the Australia Hotel which became the Cumberland Hotel. The Cumberland Hotel was destroyed in the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and the Peppers Marysville was constructed on the site. Also in the background can be seen a sign with an arrow pointing to the Mary-Lyn Guest House which was also destroyed in the 2009 bushfires. This postcard was published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.

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